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2008-08-19 India-Pakistan

Celebrations erupt across Pakistan as Musharraf quits

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 Imperfect as he was, I suspect they will find his absence is even more imperfect. Change is certainly not always change for the better.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-08-19 08:27|| 2008-08-19 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 At some point they have to take responsibility for running their own country - when you get a corrupt pol, you find a new and different pol to vote for, not simply welcome a military coup. Whether they have reached that point, I dont know.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-08-19 09:00|| 2008-08-19 09:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Whether they have reached that point, I dont know.

They haven't.

They won't.

Posted by Pappy 2008-08-19 12:55|| 2008-08-19 12:55|| Front Page Top

#4 "Today we have buried dictatorship for ever,"

Wonder if he'd care to bet on that?

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-19 12:59|| 2008-08-19 12:59|| Front Page Top

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